Icy steel shoots through the concrete
Cool city
Mountains of glass reflect the sky
Oooh
All night long the cool cats look for cool kitties
Looking for love they'll never find
Oooh

Johnny came two thousand miles to cool city
He came to see what makes things tick
Oooh
Bought new clothes and cut his hair in cool city
He finally found his life's ambition
Oooh
How to do nothing perfectly
To do it with style so gracefully
'Cause a life is so delicious
Here in cool city
Outside no one's on the street
Don't stop or you'll miss a beat

Someone's standing in a doorway
Cool city
They open the door and check him out so casually
Music's blasting all night long in cool city
They recognize his face so it's all right
This one knew the right address
He even knew someone in a band
While others wait all night standing there in
Cool city
So hard to make the right friends
You might have to sell some skin

If you're high you're in the right place
Cool city
Animals seek out their own kind
Oooh
Everybody feels real good in cool city
You've gotta fight to stay alive
Oooh

The blacks they all hate the whites
The whites think they're tough but they're not
The boys go out with each other
The girls want to be in movies
Oooh

If you want you have to give
Some of us die so you may live
And the nights go on forever here in
Cool city

(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Oooh
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Cool city
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Ooh
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Cool city
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Oooh
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Shake some hands and take a lunch in cool city
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Oooh, cool city
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Somebody's going to try and tempt you
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Oooh, cool city
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Listen to all the brilliant plans in cool city
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
Oooh, cool city
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
It's all free now but you'll pay later
(Where are we going? Nowhere!)
With your soul

Pray to the objects on the wall
That you'll stay young and never grow old
So come on in, the water's fine
Have a drink, and carry a line
Cause the nights get very chilly
Here in...
Cool city

Icy steel shoots through the concrete
Cool city
Mounds of glass reflect the sky
Oooh
Everybody feels real good in cool city
Each day brings a new surprise
Oooh

Johnny came two thousand miles to cool city
Came to see what makes things tick
Oooh
Cut his hair and bought new clothes in cool city
Finally found his life's ambition
Oooh
How to do nothing perfectly
To do it with style so gracefully
Cause life is so delicious
Here in cool city
Outside no one's on the street
Don't stop or you'll miss a beat

Someone's standing in a doorway
Cool city
They open the door and check him out so casually
Music's blasting all night long in cool city
They recognize his face so it's all right
This one knew the right address
He even knew someone in a band
The others wait all night standing here in
Cool city
So hard to make the right friends
You might have to sell some skin

The nights go on forever...

The blacks they all hate the whites
The whites think they're tough but they're not
The boys go out with each other
The girls want to be in movies

If you're high you're in the right place
Cool city
Animals seek out their own kind
Oooh
Shake some hands and take a lunch in cool city
Someone's going to try and tempt you
Oooh
Listen to all the brilliant plans in cool city
It's all free now but you'll pay later
With your soul

Pray to the objects on the wall
That you'll stay young and never grow old
So come on in, the water's fine
Have a drink, snort a line
Cause the nights get very chilly
Here in...
Cool city